B.J. Armstrong vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and B.J. Armstrong, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

B.J. Armstrong and Dave Cowens both played 11 years in the NBA. B.J. Armstrong had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
B.J. Armstrong	11	8	1989-90 to 1999-00
Dave Cowens	11	7	1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1989-90	1970-71
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	81	15.9	5.6	0.2	1.0	1.3	2.5	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.3	2.3	4.8	.485	0.0	0.1	.500	0.9	1.0	.885
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	16	13.6	4.0	0.2	1.1	1.3	1.8	0.6	0.0	0.8	1.4	1.3	3.9	.339	0.0	0.3	.000	1.4	1.5	.917
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1990-91	1971-72
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	21.1	8.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.7	0.9	0.0	1.3	1.4	3.7	7.7	.481	0.2	0.4	.500	1.2	1.4	.874
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	17	16.1	5.5	0.3	1.3	1.6	2.5	1.1	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.1	4.1	.500	0.2	0.3	.600	1.2	1.5	.800
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596


Season 3
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1991-92	1972-73
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	22.9	9.9	0.2	1.5	1.8	3.2	0.6	0.1	1.1	1.1	4.1	8.5	.481	0.4	1.1	.402	1.3	1.6	.806
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	22	19.7	7.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.8	1.5	2.9	6.3	.453	0.2	0.8	.294	1.4	1.7	.789
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659


Season 4
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1992-93	1973-74
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	30.4	12.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	4.0	0.8	0.1	1.0	2.1	5.0	10.0	.499	0.8	1.7	.453	1.6	1.8	.861
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	19	33.8	11.4	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.3	1.0	0.1	0.7	2.6	4.6	8.8	.524	1.1	2.2	.512	1.1	1.2	.909
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797


Season 5
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1993-94	1974-75
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	33.8	14.8	0.3	1.7	2.1	3.9	1.0	0.1	1.6	1.8	5.8	12.3	.476	0.7	1.6	.444	2.4	2.8	.855
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	10	36.0	15.3	0.2	2.2	2.4	2.5	0.8	0.0	0.9	2.1	5.5	10.6	.519	0.7	1.2	.583	3.6	4.4	.818
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885


Season 6
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1994-95	1975-76
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	31.4	14.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	3.0	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.9	5.1	10.9	.468	1.3	3.1	.427	2.5	2.8	.884
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	10	28.8	10.3	0.4	1.4	1.8	2.7	0.6	0.0	0.6	2.1	3.6	7.9	.456	1.3	2.9	.448	1.8	2.2	.818
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759


Season 7
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1995-96	1976-77
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	82	27.6	12.3	0.3	2.0	2.2	4.9	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.1	8.9	.468	1.2	2.5	.473	2.9	3.4	.839
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773


Season 8
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1996-97	1977-78
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	49	20.8	7.9	0.1	1.4	1.5	2.6	0.5	0.0	1.1	1.1	3.0	6.7	.453	0.5	1.8	.278	1.4	1.6	.861
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1997-98	1978-79
Team	Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	66	12.6	4.0	0.2	0.9	1.2	2.3	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.1	1.6	3.2	.493	0.1	0.5	.257	0.6	0.8	.840
Dave Cowens	68	37.0	16.6	2.2	7.4	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	2.6	3.9	7.2	14.9	.483	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	9	16.2	4.1	0.2	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.2	1.8	4.7	.381	0.2	0.6	.400	0.3	0.4	.750
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1998-99	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	32	11.2	3.3	0.1	1.2	1.2	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.0	1.3	2.8	.455	0.2	0.5	.467	0.6	0.7	.857
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	2	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.


Season 11
	B.J. Armstrong	Dave Cowens
Season	1999-00	1982-83
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	27	21.6	7.4	0.1	1.7	1.7	2.9	0.3	0.0	1.5	1.3	3.1	6.9	.446	0.5	1.1	.448	0.8	0.9	.880
Dave Cowens	40	25.4	8.1	1.8	5.0	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	3.4	3.4	7.7	.444	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
B.J. Armstrong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

B.J. Armstrong vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and B.J. Armstrong, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11